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Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History Cindy Pearlman Murakami makes a determined assaultTraces the history of sugar production and consumption, examines its relationship with slavery, class ambitions, and industrialization, and describes sugar's impact on modern diet and eating habits.